The Effects of Preservatives on Antibiotic- and Preservative-Resistant Microbes and Nitrogen/Sulfur Cycle Associated Microbial Communities in Freshwater River Sediments
The intensive use of benzoic acid (BA), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HB), and dehydroacetate (DHA) as additives and preservatives in cosmetics and foods causes emerging environmental pollutions. Anthropogenic releases of BA, HB and DHA are primarily emissions into water and soil. However, few studies inve...
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| description | The intensive use of benzoic acid (BA), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HB), and dehydroacetate (DHA) as additives and preservatives in cosmetics and foods causes emerging environmental pollutions. Anthropogenic releases of BA, HB and DHA are primarily emissions into water and soil. However, few studies investigate the effects of BA, HB and DHA on microbial communities in freshwater river sediments. The aim of this study is to reveal the effects of BA, HB and DHA on microbial communities in freshwater river sediments. Tetracycline-, sulfamethoxazole- and preservative-resistant microbes were increased in the river sediments treated with BA, HB and DHA. The relative abundances of methanogen- and xenobiotic-degradation-associated microbial communities were also increased in the BA-, HB- and DHA-treated sediments. The relative abundance of four nitrogen cycle associated microbial groups (anammox, nitrogen fixation, denitrification, and dissimilatory nitrate reduction) were increased after the eighth week in the BA-, HB- and DHA-treated sediments. For the sulfur cycle, the relative abundance of thiosulfate oxidation associated microbial communities were increased after the eighth week in the BA-, HB- and DHA-treated sediments. Results of this study provide insight into the effects of BA, HB and DHA on antibiotic resistance, nitrogen cycle, sulfur cycle, drug resistance and methane production in freshwater aquatic environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64f9a6f96d724993bf7d899b811114202023-11-18T18:01:55ZengMDPI AGAntibiotics2079-63822023-06-01127108210.3390/antibiotics12071082The Effects of Preservatives on Antibiotic- and Preservative-Resistant Microbes and Nitrogen/Sulfur Cycle Associated Microbial Communities in Freshwater River SedimentsChien-Sen Liao0Xuan-Di Cao1Wei-Chen Lee2Chu-Wen Yang3Department of Biological Science and Technology, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, TaiwanInstitute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 84001, TaiwanDepartment of Microbiology, Soochow University, Taipei City 111002, TaiwanDepartment of Microbiology, Soochow University, Taipei City 111002, TaiwanThe intensive use of benzoic acid (BA), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HB), and dehydroacetate (DHA) as additives and preservatives in cosmetics and foods causes emerging environmental pollutions. Anthropogenic releases of BA, HB and DHA are primarily emissions into water and soil. However, few studies investigate the effects of BA, HB and DHA on microbial communities in freshwater river sediments. The aim of this study is to reveal the effects of BA, HB and DHA on microbial communities in freshwater river sediments. Tetracycline-, sulfamethoxazole- and preservative-resistant microbes were increased in the river sediments treated with BA, HB and DHA. The relative abundances of methanogen- and xenobiotic-degradation-associated microbial communities were also increased in the BA-, HB- and DHA-treated sediments. The relative abundance of four nitrogen cycle associated microbial groups (anammox, nitrogen fixation, denitrification, and dissimilatory nitrate reduction) were increased after the eighth week in the BA-, HB- and DHA-treated sediments. For the sulfur cycle, the relative abundance of thiosulfate oxidation associated microbial communities were increased after the eighth week in the BA-, HB- and DHA-treated sediments. Results of this study provide insight into the effects of BA, HB and DHA on antibiotic resistance, nitrogen cycle, sulfur cycle, drug resistance and methane production in freshwater aquatic environments.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/7/1082preservative-resistant microbesnitrogen cyclesulfur cycleantibiotic-resistant microbesfreshwater river sediments |
| spellingShingle | Chien-Sen Liao Xuan-Di Cao Wei-Chen Lee Chu-Wen Yang The Effects of Preservatives on Antibiotic- and Preservative-Resistant Microbes and Nitrogen/Sulfur Cycle Associated Microbial Communities in Freshwater River Sediments Antibiotics preservative-resistant microbes nitrogen cycle sulfur cycle antibiotic-resistant microbes freshwater river sediments |
| title | The Effects of Preservatives on Antibiotic- and Preservative-Resistant Microbes and Nitrogen/Sulfur Cycle Associated Microbial Communities in Freshwater River Sediments |
| title_full | The Effects of Preservatives on Antibiotic- and Preservative-Resistant Microbes and Nitrogen/Sulfur Cycle Associated Microbial Communities in Freshwater River Sediments |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Preservatives on Antibiotic- and Preservative-Resistant Microbes and Nitrogen/Sulfur Cycle Associated Microbial Communities in Freshwater River Sediments |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Preservatives on Antibiotic- and Preservative-Resistant Microbes and Nitrogen/Sulfur Cycle Associated Microbial Communities in Freshwater River Sediments |
| title_short | The Effects of Preservatives on Antibiotic- and Preservative-Resistant Microbes and Nitrogen/Sulfur Cycle Associated Microbial Communities in Freshwater River Sediments |
| title_sort | effects of preservatives on antibiotic and preservative resistant microbes and nitrogen sulfur cycle associated microbial communities in freshwater river sediments |
| topic | preservative-resistant microbes nitrogen cycle sulfur cycle antibiotic-resistant microbes freshwater river sediments |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/7/1082 |
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